Persian proverbsDefinitions

Advice is freely given by those who are disgraced.

Allah gives to each according to the measure of his heart.

Allah provides, but he needs a nudge.

Arabic (language) is good for flattering men, just as Turkish for reproving them, and Persian for convincing them.

Black is that color beyond which there is no color.

Credit (financial) is better than wealth.

Doubt is the key of knowledge.

Flattery is worse than to abuse.

God is a tray of plunder.

Good luck is hot sold in. the market.

Life is a perpetual drunkenness — the pleasure passes, but the headache remains.